Michigan News from MLive

Michigan is swapping out 4,000 ankle monitors for upgraded technology, a Michigan man found $43,000 in a thrift-store couch and a luxury cruise line is planning Great Lakes expeditions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, the Michigan House passed a bill that would legalize stun guns, two years of tuition-free college has been approved for Grand Rapids students and a beautiful state park in the U.P. is looking for artists for a residency program. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan veterinarians want the authority to discuss CBD and marijuana with pet owners, random drug testing of students athletes is scheduled to start at one Michigan school and the price of a recreation passport is going up. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan sues 17 chemical companies for PFAS contamination, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gets a shout out at the Democratic debate and chronic wasting disease is found in deer at a West Michigan farm. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Police in Michigan have halted use of 203 breathalyzer machines used across the state, a new study says drug overdoses are up despite a decline in opioid prescriptions and one Michigan shelter puppy is taking part in the Puppy Bowl. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Defense attorneys say you should refuse Michigan’s new roadside drug tests, an increased number of Michigan residents are getting Social Security benefits and Tom Izzo says Michigan State’s loss to Purdue was likely the worst of his career. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, the Michigan Senate approves legislation for a 24/7 mental health hotline, economists are optimistic about Michigan’s future as the 2020 election looms and an Upper Peninsula town buys an odor device to measure the smell of marijuana. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FDA joins an investigation into FEMA water distributed in Flint, GM surprises nearly 1,000 temp workers by hiring them full-time and Michigan is named the top travel destination in the world for outdoor enthusiasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Democratic voters list Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as a potential presidential candidate for 2024, former Michigan State football coach and administrator George Perles dies at 85 and three Michigan locations land on a list of the best cities to visit in the Midwest. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan driver’s licenses could soon include a third gender option, a Michigan congresswoman leads the effort to limit the president’s military action against Iran and recreational marijuana sales set a record in the fifth week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hearings on Michigan PFAS drinking water rules start this week, two House Democrats enter 2020 with a big fundraising advantage and a Michigan resort is selling TVs, beds and more for $5 each. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Michigan recreational marijuana sales approach $6.5 million in the first month, some Michigan cities saw their wettest year ever and what made the list of banished words for 2020. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emergency personnel are working to recover the body of a teenager who was swept into Lake Michigan, the attorney general wants to know every time you get a robocall and Michigan football falls to Alabama in the Citrus Bowl. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan’s minimum wage is set to increase this week, a YouTube star donates $20,000 toward funeral expenses for a Swartz Creek man and the Lions snag the third pick in the NFL draft. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The recreational marijuana market is poised for dramatic growth, a Michigan zoo hosts a monumental birth and we go bowling with the Big Ten Conference. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Satanists display a yule goat on the Michigan Capitol lawn, a look at enrollment at Michigan’s public universities and more Michigan communities are preparing for the opening of recreational marijuana shops. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An investigation into how Michigan State handled the Larry Nassar case has been suspended, a Michigan family donates hundreds of toys to pediatric hospitals in memory of their son and track Santa’s trip with NORAD. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Police address a green chemical oozing from Interstate-696, we look at Michigan's poorest communities based on new Census data and the Wolverines are still all in on the Citrus Bowl. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer vetoed a deer-baiting bill, Michigan’s basketball coach has offered scholarships to his two sons and a Flint bar wants to help locals avoid porch pirates. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump campaigns in Michigan as he’s impeached, GM recalls more than 800,000 vehicles and Detroit is one of seven cities targeted by the Justice Department for a violent crime crackdown. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan’s recreational marijuana sales top $3 million in two weeks, Michigan sues opioid companies under a law intended for drug dealers and the state is having its worst year for elk poaching, according to officials. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, stealing mail is now a state crime in Michigan, the state says it is not collecting info on recreational marijuana shoppers and when do Michigan kids stop believing in Santa Claus? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, another Michigan congressperson makes a decision on the Trump impeachment vote, Battle Creek is preparing for a visit from President Trump and after 70 years of marriage, a Michigan couple dies minutes apart. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Warranties could spike road construction costs in Michigan, an agreement is reached to clean up a Superfund site, and Elizabeth Warren sets up shop in Detroit. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A mistrial is declared in a Michigan lawmakers bribery trial, state lawmakers react to the latest in the Trump impeachment saga, and get ready to (legally) place your sports bets. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices